When it comes to Jack London, you will mostly hear about his most famous stories, The Call of the Wild and White Fang. I haven’t […]
Short Stories
Stories of Your Life: Short Stories by Ted Chiang
I recently finished Ted Chiang’s sci-fi short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others, an engaging, smart, and varied set of stories that stretch […]
Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”
The Red Notebook is a good starting point if you have never read anything by Paul Auster. At just over 100 pages, it is an […]
Mouthful of Birds: What did I just read?
It’s hard to describe how strange and wonderful Samanta Schweblin’s Mouthful of Birds is. I feel like I can’t do these stories justice, but I […]
Recent Reads & Reviews
I thought it might be fun to share some of recent books I’ve read. So I wandered over to my goodreads account and grabbed some […]
Discuss, Dissect, Digest, Delight
You know that feeling. The one that surfaces as you’re reading a new find or an old favorite. The one that stirs your heart, engages […]
Wilson’s Follies
The imagination of Kevin Wilson is a weird and wonderful place. In his latest collection of short stories, Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine, vividly drawn characters and […]
Just another Day in LA
Nina is a real estate agent who mostly shows upscale properties in the hills around LA. The opening story in Lydia Millet’s newest book of […]
Short Stories: Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively’s delightful new collection of short stories, published earlier this year, is called The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories (Overdrive Ebook). This prompted me […]
